

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, celebrating her 85th birthday, takes part the traditional Royal Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey, on April 21. According to Buckingham Palace, it was the first time the Queen's birthday had fallen on Maundy Thursday. Arthur Edwards/AP
Gunners from 105 Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 21-gun salute to mark the 85th birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, from the battlements of Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 21. David Cheskin-pa/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, celebrating her 85th birthday, and Prince Philip attend the traditional Royal Maundy Thursday Service at Westminster Abbey in London, on April 21. Arthur Edwards/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip attend a Maundy Service on her 85th birthday at Westminster Abbey in London on April 21. Arthur Edwards/Reuters
Bags of Maundy money are pictured on a plate during a Maundy Service, attended by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, at Westminster Abbey in London on April 21. Arthur Edwards/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, celebrating her 85th birthday, distributes the traditional Maundy Money, during the annual Maundy Thursday service in Westminster Abbey in London, on April 21. Arthur Edwards/AP
Yeomen of the Guard stand on duty following a Maundy Thursday Service, attended by Britain's Queen Elizabeth on her 85th birthday, at Westminster Abbey in London on April 21. Toby Melville/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth walks past Yeomen of the Guard as she leaves a Maundy Service, on her 85th birthday, at Westminster Abbey, in London, on April 21. Toby Melville/Reuters